Passion fruit tree takes root in Nhon Mai land

(Baonghean.vn)- In order to find a new direction in economic development for ethnic minorities after being relocated from the Ban Ve hydroelectric reservoir area, Nhon Mai Border Guard Station (Nghe An Border Guard) has implemented a passion fruit growing model and initially brought about effective results...

With support from the mountainous rural development project and Nghe An Seed Company, Nhon Mai Border Guard Station has implemented a passion fruit growing model with 800 trees on an area of ​​1 hectare.

1 hectare area of ​​passion fruit cultivation of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station in Tham Tham village

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Tung - Head of Nhon Mai Border Post, Nghe An Border Guard said: We mobilized our comrades to choose land, dig holes, and plant passion fruit in the working group's premises. Passion fruit is a new crop on Nhon Mai land, so to proactively take care of the passion fruit on site, the Post assigned a number of comrades to regularly monitor the growth of the tree to have appropriate care, fertilization, and spraying directions.

Thanks to good care techniques, the station's passion fruit has now proven effective, bearing a lot of fruit. In the first harvest season, each passion fruit tree yielded an average yield of 15 kg to 30 kg per passion fruit tree, with the current market price at the garden being from 10,000 to 15,000 VND per kg. From here, the station has coordinated with the locality of Nhon Mai commune to mobilize people to expand the model. The family of Mr. Va Ba Ca - Secretary of the Tham Tham village Party cell, Nhon Mai commune is one of 8 households in the area implementing the model.

Thanks to good care, each passion fruit tree yields 15-30 kg of fruit.

Thanks to good care techniques, passion fruit has now produced a lot of fruit. In the first harvest season, each passion fruit tree yielded an average of 15 kg to 30 kg per tree, with the current market price at the garden being from 10,000 to 15,000 VND per kg. Since then, the Station has coordinated with the Nhon Mai commune government to mobilize people to expand the passion fruit growing model. The family of Mr. Va Ba Ca - Secretary of the Tham Tham village Party cell, Nhon Mai commune is one of 8 households in the area implementing the model.

Officers of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station instruct Mr. Va Ca Ca on how to take care of passion fruit.

From the abandoned garden area right next to the house, with the support of Tuong Duong district and the help of Nhon Mai Border Post, his family boldly planted 200 trees. During the care process, they received full technical advice from Border Post officers, so the trees grew and developed well. Currently, the trees have borne fruit, promising a bumper crop of passion fruit. Mr. Va Ba Ca shared: "Not only my family, but all the households growing passion fruit have been successful, there are a lot of fruits, just waiting to harvest".

Hai Thuong